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new table style. Once a table is selected, you can specify the structure and

contents to copy from that table to the table style.

Cell styles can be created and applied to a table style upon insertion of a new

table. A table style can specify different cell styles in each type of row to display

a different justification and appearance for the text and gridlines. These cell

styles are specified upon insertion of a table. The STANDARD table style, for

example, contains a cell style consisting of merged cells with text that is

centered. This cell style, named Title, can be specified as the first row cell of

the table. This creates a title row at the top of the new table.

The table can read from top to bottom or from the bottom up. The number

of columns and rows is almost unlimited.

The border properties in a table’s cell style control the display of the gridlines

that divide the table into cells. The borders of the title row, the column heads

row, and the data rows can have different lineweight and color and can be

displayed or not displayed. The Cell Style preview image in the bottom right

corner of the Table Style dialog box updates as you select border options.

The appearance of text in the cells of the table is controlled by the text style

that is specified in the current cell style. You can use any text style in the

drawing or create a new one. You can also use DesignCenter to copy table

styles from other drawings.

You can define the data and formatting for any cell style within a table style.

You can also overwrite the data and formatting for specific cells. For example,

you could set the formatting for all column heading rows to display text in

uppercase, and then select a single table cell to display text in lowercase. The

type of data you display in a row and the formatting for that data type is

controlled by the formatting options you select in the Table Cell Format dialog

box.